The best live music happening in Tampa Bay (April 7-13)
Including Lightning Bolt, playing Ybor City on Friday.
St. Pete’s David Bowie celebration concert with Peter Murphy and Adrian Belew is postponed to Halloween
Definitely show up in costume then.
Tuff Turf brings ‘nihilist new wave’ to Tampa on Friday
Ortrotasce and Sleeping Pills open the show.
German electro band Solar Fake brings US tour to Tampa this weekend
Obsidian, Gulf Blvd. and DJ Maus open the show.
Jazz and hip-hop composer Masego plays St. Petersburg
Masego released his self-titled sophomore album last month.
Orlando expat and zolo-pop composer Cabo Boing opens for Lightning Bolt in Tampa on Friday
Brian Esser gained a cult following from his former band Yip-Yip in the early 2000s.
Jimmie Vaughan’s Tilt-A-Whirl Band makes Clearwater debut on Friday
The 72-year-old Dallas boy is brother of the late Stevie Ray.
Crooked Thumb’s John Prine tribute concert returns to Safety Harbor on Friday
It’s the third anniversary of Prine’s death.
Coulda Been Records comedian Druski is coming to Tampa
The show will feature stand-up from the Maryland funny guy with 5.6 million Instagram followers.
University of South Florida is now blocking TikTok, WeChat and other apps
UF and FSU also blocked the apps today.
Florida senator wants more ‘accountability’ for insurers
The measure would make wide-ranging changes, including increasing fines that regulators can slap on insurers.
Elmer’s Sports Cafe, one of Tampa’s last smoking bars, is selling its Ybor City location
Elmer’s has been a staple in Ybor City for over 25 years.
Calida, an intimate restaurant and wine bar, is now open in St. Pete
The globally-inspired concept serves dinner Thursdays-Saturdays.
Florida Senate passes bill banning doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormone treatments to trans minors
Democratic lawmakers argued that major national medical associations support gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
‘Beach Blanket Bingo’ meets ‘Plan Nine from Outer Space’ in ‘Zombie Beach’ happening in Ybor City this weekend
‘Zombie Beach’ runs through Saturday, April 8 in Ybor City.
Clearwater Beach’s 17-day Sugar Sand Festival kicks off this weekend
Fourteen world-class sculptors will turn the neighborhood’s hottest commodity into work that fits within this year’s theme.
Petition to put recreational pot on Florida’s 2024 ballot tops 635K signatures
The petition needs 891,589 signatures to be o the 2024 ballot.
Red Bull ‘Dance Your Style’ comes to downtown Tampa this weekend
On the line: one trip to the national finals in Chicago next month.
Bastet Brewing pours 55¢ beers to celebrate co-owner’s birthday this weekend
You can snag these 55¢ brews for just 55 minutes this Saturday.
DeSantis lawyers ask Florida Supreme Court to toss out Andrew Warren’s case
The attorneys wrote that a petition filed by Warren at the Supreme Court “presents quintessential political questions.”
Florida Republicans want to make it harder to declare public-health emergencies
The bill comes after a statewide public-health emergency that lasted for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic
‘It is and it always has been about control’: Florida Senate approves 6-week abortion ban
Democrats say the bill would effectively ban abortion in Florida, in part because many women don’t know they are pregnant at six weeks.
Boulon Brasserie’s bakery is now open at Water Street in downtown Tampa
The Bakery is located inside Boulon Brasserie
St. Pete’s In Between Days’ Supper Club pop-up celebrates the Cambodian New Year this month
The sake bar hosts this intimate dinner on Sunday, April 16.
Over 20 Tampa Bay restaurants offering Easter specials, dinners and brunches this weekend
Plus, adult-only parties and pre-fixe dinners.
Moms Demand Action will hold rally against gun violence today in downtown Tampa
The action comes a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed permitless carry into law.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signs permitless concealed carry into law
Sen. Jay Collins, a Tampa Republican who sponsored the bill, called it “monumental.”
Review: In Clearwater, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz remembers bandmates and takes to ‘Headquarters’
Another pleasant valley Sunday.
Reporter Charlie Frago quits the Tampa Bay Times
‘Philosophical differences arose between myself and the Times. I did not see a path forward,’ Frago told CL
Tampa restaurants Lilac, Ponte and Noble Rice added to the Florida Michelin Guide
They could even be awarded bibs or stars at a May 11 ceremony.
Florida is one step closer to allowing school-board candidates to run with party labels
The House on Friday also passed a bill that would change residency requirements for school-board candidates.
Florida House approves bill that would push back school start times
The changes would have to go into effect by July 2026.
Florida House votes to expand so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to eighth grade, ban use of preferred pronouns
“Look, the LGBTQ community isn’t going away, trans people aren’t going away.”
‘Pawn Stars’ is coming to St. Pete, here’s how to attend the live taping
The new spinoff, “Pawn Stars Do America,” is currently in the process of filming its second season.
Faculty union at Hillsborough Community College casts vote of ‘no confidence’ in college president
It’s not the first time Dr. Ken Atwater received a no confidence vote.
Florida bill to carry concealed guns without a permit heads to Gov. DeSantis’ desk
“There’s no way that your constituents want this.”
Florida Republicans file sweeping anti-transgender bills, targeting drag shows and bathrooms
The proposal also would force Florida prisons to house inmates based on their sex assigned at birth.
Pinellas teachers union will rally for public education this Saturday in St. Pete
The Florida legislature is currently running through a slate of legislation aimed at public schools.
Tampa’s Fly Bar closes, Mazzaro’s unveils another giant slab of cheese, and more local foodie news
And Hyde Park’s The Lab coffee plans a second Tampa location.
Atlanta rock favorite Gringo Star plays free Tampa concert on Thursday
Rock The Park brings in a national act.
Deathcore quartet Lorna Shore heads outside to play sold-out St. Pete concert on Wednesday
The band is at Jannus Live.
Simon Lasky jazz ensemble plays final concert before heading to studio
The UK composer will return to live music this fall.
97X favorite Meet Me @ The Altar plays Tampa Orpheum on Monday
Young Culture and Daisy Grenade open.
Florida Senate votes to pass bill that changes threshold for death sentence
SB 450 would allow death sentences to be imposed based on the recommendations of eight of 12 jurors
MGK-channeling TikTok sensation Jxdn plays St. Pete on Monday
The 21-year-old makes his Tampa Bay debut with support from Beauty School Dropout.
Argentine singer Ricardo Montaner plays Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center on Sunday
It appears to be his Tampa debut.
Micky Dolenz, sole survivor of The Monkees plays Clearwater this weekend
Consider this Sunday evening affair an encore you shouldn’t take for granted.
Bay area psych-rock staple The Venus plays first St. Pete show in a year this weekend
Rock and roll trio Johnny Mile & the Kilometers and art-rock unit The Tilt open.
Nashville songwriter Rachel Baiman brings new activist album to Tampa on Saturday
‘Common Nation of Sorrow offers an assessment of the country’s current state, telling stories of American capitalism and the individual and communal devastation it manifests.’
Tampa’s popular Old Seminole Heights Home Tour happens this weekend
There are three time slots and they fill up quickly.
Tampa’s Sweetwater Organic Farm hosts 29th annual ‘Pesto Festo’ fundraiser next month
It promises outdoor activities, family-friendly fun and live music.
Democratic lawmakers push back as Florida Senate passes bill restricting public-employee unions
‘This is the ultimate in cancel culture.’
Office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says abortion precedents are ‘clearly erroneous’
The state also argued that decisions about abortion restrictions should be left to the Legislature.
Gasparilla Music Festival 2023 lineup: Run the Jewels, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead coming to Tampa in April
Chromeo, Local Natives, Cannons, and Rising Appalachia are also part of the lineup.
